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fallow deer
noun
- a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
fallow deer
noun
- either of two deer, Dama dama or D. mesopotamica , native to the Mediterranean region and Persia respectively. The antlers are flattened and the summer coat is reddish with white spots
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fallow deer1
First recorded in 1540–50
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Example Sentences
This appears clear from Aristotle placing the bubalus with the stags and fallow deer, and not with the oxen.
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There are many herds of them in the royal menagerie; and they produce together as freely as the fallow-deer.
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It would be a difficult point to determine the original species of the fallow-deer.
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It was a good load for Cudjo, and proved upon closer acquaintance to be as large as a fallow-deer.
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In this undulating preserve, dotted with stately oaks, is kept a large herd of fallow-deer, tame almost to temerity.
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